Customer Reviews
A wonderful follow up to The Many Coloured Land - By: Mr. RCS Young, 20 Dec 2007 
I was very pleased to have The Golden Torc waiting for me on the shelf having read the first bookin the series as the writing had me hooked from early on.
The Golden Torc continues the story but begins to pull at your emotional strings as the other sides view is examinedin more detail, confusing your loyalties between the exiled characters. The Tanu & Firvulag races have been brilliantly created & as their culture & politics is explored the story continues to move along at a great pace.
The characterisation is wonderful with everything from hugely sympathetic if flawed characters through to the mad, evil & just downright nasty. Something for everyone!
The finale is enthralling & you will be desperately clawing for 'The Nonborn King' as soon as you finish the last page.
Enjoy this series as finding a story of this quality & an author of this talent is rare.
The Saga of the Exiles really takes off! - By: , 05 Oct 2003 
I must admit that I found the first book of this series a bit hard to get into. Having got past the disjointed startin The Many Coloured Land, as Julian May introduced the main human characters one by one, the story really comes alive with great development of both plot & characterisation. Aitken & Felice are particularly well portrayedin this second installment, with fantastic fireworks of mind power battles. The oddball group of characters have been split up, but each story thread is followed with vigour & the overall effect gives a real mixture of emotions as the different characters find lifein the Pliocene age brings vastly different fortunes to each of them. I am really looking forward to see where the story goes from here.
A very unusual blend of Science Fiction & Fantasy that lovers of both genres should enjoy with equal enthusiasm.
Excellent read. Strong character definition. - By: , 18 Jan 1999 ...It has been quite a while since I have read this book but what sticksin my mind was the affinity that Julian May was able to generate within the reader for her characters & the development of an intriguing & compelling story line. Well written, strong plot, compelling imagery, well worth a read.
